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New York, September 6, 2013--Military authorities have detained an
Egyptian journalist in the North Sinai governorate and accused him of publishing
false information on military operations, according to news reports. The
Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by Ahmed Abu Deraa's detention and
calls on authorities to release him immediately.

New York, August 30, 2013--Egyptian security forces continue
to detain and harass journalists working for news outlets critical of the military-led
government, particularly Al-Jazeera and its affiliates. Journalists also still
face physical threats from protesters, as tensions persist between the government
and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.

1. Morsi’s Failures

By Sherif Mansour

In June 2012, three days before Mohamed Morsi was declared winner of the presidential election, Bassem Youssef, satirist and host of Egypt’s “Al-Bernameg,” defended the Muslim Brotherhood candidate during an appearance on Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show.” He asked the U.S. audience to give democracy in Egypt a chance. So long as Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood remained accountable to the people and respected human rights, Youssef reasoned, there was no reason they could not lead Egypt’s historic transition to democratic rule.

New York, June
24, 2013--Several journalists were attacked and threatened in Cairo
this weekend at a "Say No to Violence" rally organized by supporters of the
Muslim Brotherhood to call on opposition groups to ensure nonviolence on June
30, the day of planned demonstrations and strikes across the country.

New York, April 2, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists
is alarmed by news reports that its Middle East consultant, Shaimaa Abulkhair, would
be investigated by national security prosecutors in Egypt for comments she made
about the widely criticized criminal case against satirist Bassem Youssef.

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New York, March 25, 2013--The
Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the violent siege on Sunday of
the Media Production City, a complex housing numerous private news outlets in
Cairo, an episode that followed a series of inflammatory anti-press comments by
President Mohamed Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood.

On the second anniversary of Egypt's January 25 revolution, Hosni
Mubarak's footprints are still present in many areas of the public sphere--and
media are no exception. President Mohamed Morsi needs to cease using Mubarak-era
tactics of silencing his critics with criminal charges such as defamation.

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New York, December 7, 2012--CPJ condemns a series of attacks
on journalists covering protests in Cairo over the proposed constitution and
calls on authorities to investigate the assaults and bring an immediate end to
the anti-press violence. At least five journalists were struck by rubber
bullets, leaving one in critical condition, and several others were assaulted,
according to news reports.

New York, August 16, 2012--President Mohamed Morsi's government and
allies are pushing back against critical news coverage, suppressing critical
journalists and state-run newspapers, putting a journalist on trial, and
attacking three journalists on the street, according to news reports.